Canadian Conservation Institute

📣 It’s Doors Open Ottawa this Saturday!

Don’t forget to drop by our building at 1030 Innes Road on June 6! 🏃‍♀️ Doors will be open from 10 am to 4 pm.

Speak with our scientists, conservators and analysts to learn about how we help preserve cultural heritage in Canada. Don’t miss this opportunity to see unique objects and works of art! 🖼️

🎉 We’re excited to announce a new partnership 🤝 between CCI and the Société des musées du Québec (SMQ)!

Together, we’re advancing a shared goal: helping heritage institutions in Quebec adopt sustainable climate control practices through outreach, awareness and training on CCI’s new “Climate Guidelines.” These guidelines balance preservation, energy use, costs and long-term access to collections.

Curious to learn more? Check out CCI’s updated “Climate Guidelines.”
👉 https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/preventive-conservation/climate-guidelines.html

We look forward to working with the SMQ to support more sustainable and resilient approaches to collection care.

👀 Looking for a key reference work on the management of heritage environments?

If so, check out “The Museum Environment Revisited: Managing Heritage Environments in the 21st Century.” This book brings together contributions from leading international experts working in heritage fields and explores topics such as environmental monitoring, integrated pest management and sustainability. It also includes a chapter on light, co-authored by CCI’s own Eric Hagan.

📔 The book re-examines concepts from Garry Thomson’s landmark work through a contemporary lens. It is designed to support gallery, library, archive and museum professionals in making more sustainable, evidence-based decisions regarding environmental control.

If you live in Canada, contact the CCI Library to borrow a copy of the book for free: [email protected].

🔗 https://www.routledge.com/The-Museum-Environment-Revisited-Managing-Heritage-Environments-in-the-21st-Century/ThompsonWebb-Smith/p/book/9781032583846